Charles E. Fenwick Collection--Receipt for Land

Name/Title

Charles E. Fenwick Collection--Receipt for Land

Entry/Object ID

1995.001.1497

Scope and Content

1 document ; 12 3/8"h x 8 1/4"w Enoch Bryan purchased two lots from James Allstan and Bennett Walker. The land had belonged to Robert Saxton. On September 20, 1809, Mr. Bryan promised to pay 10,000 pounds of tobacco for each lot. Interest was charged and there was some disagreement about the value of the crop in some years, but on August 30, 1811, a hogshead of tobacco weighing twelve hundred and twenty pounds was used to settle the debt. Charles Allstan signed on behalf of James Allstan and the document was witnessed by Thomas Allstan.

Collection

Charles E. Fenwick Collection

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1809 - 1811

Location

Container

Charles E. Fenwick Collection, Box 28

Shelf

Rack 08, Shelf 2

Rack

Rack 08

Wall

West wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Allstan, Charles

Person or Organization

Allstan, James

Person or Organization

Allstan, Thomas

Person or Organization

Bryan, Enoch

Person or Organization

Saxton, Robert

Person or Organization

Walker, Bennett